(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

OCTOBER KEY POINTS

TOTAL NEW MOTOR VEHICLE SALES

The October 2011 trend estimate (88 528) has increased by 1.8% when compared with September 2011.

Seasonally Adjusted - The October 2011 seasonally adjusted estimate for new motor vehicle sales (88 182) increased by 1.1% when compared with September 2011.

SALES BY TYPE OF VEHICLE

Trend - When comparing national trend estimates for October 2011 with September 2011, sales of Passenger, Sports utility and Other vehicles increased by 1.3%, 2.9% and 1.8% respectively.

Seasonally Adjusted - When comparing seasonally adjusted estimates for October 2011 with September 2011, sales of Passenger vehicles increased by 3.0%, while sales of Sports utility and other vehicles decreased by 0.5% and 1.9% respectively.

SALES BY STATE

All eight states and territories have experienced an increase in the trend estimate for new motor vehicle sales when comparing October 2011 with September 2011. Northern Territory recorded the largest percentage increase (3.4%), followed by Queensland (2.2%) and Australian Capital Territory ( 2.0%).

In seasonally adjusted terms, sales of new motor vehicles decreased in three of the eight states and territories when comparing October 2011 with September 2011. South Australia recorded the largest percentage decrease of 6.4%, followed by Northern Territory (2.9%) and Western Australia (1.9%). Over the same period Tasmania recorded the largest percentage increase of 3.4%.

NOTES

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November 2011

15 December 2011

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18 January 2012

January 2012

15 February 2012

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15 March 2012

March 2012

17 April 2012

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15 May 2012

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This issue presents details for the Sales of New Motor Vehicles for October 2011.

DATA NOTES

The earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan on 11 March 2011 may have affected new motor vehicle sales in Australia due to associated delays in delivery of Japanese manufactured vehicles. Although the quality of the estimates in this publication are not affected, impacts from the earthquake and tsunami could continue to disrupt supply of new motor vehicles to Australia.

Widespread flooding in the eastern states, particularly Queensland, and other natural disasters in early 2011 have not adversely affected the quality of estimates in this release. These events may have had an impact on the number of new vehicles sales since February 2011. However, as new motor vehicle sales are influenced by a range of factors, it is not possible to quantify the specific impact of these events.

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Long term

New Motor Vehicle Sales, Total vehicles - Short term

New motor vehicle sales by type of vehicle by month

Passenger vehicles

Sports utility vehicles

Other vehicles

Total vehicles

Change Passenger vehicles

Change Sports utility vehicles

Change Other vehicles

Change Total vehicles

no.

no.

no.

no.

%

%

%

%

Trend

2010

August

48 177

20 228

17 169

85 574

-1.1

0.6

-1.1

-0.7

September

47 863

20 146

16 960

84 968

-0.7

-0.4

-1.2

-0.7

October

47 800

19 895

16 855

84 550

-0.1

-1.3

-0.6

-0.5

November

47 935

19 592

16 934

84 462

0.3

-1.5

0.5

-0.1

December

48 019

19 306

17 152

84 477

0.2

-1.5

1.3

-

2011

January

47 808

18 975

17 345

84 128

-0.4

-1.7

1.1

-0.4

February

47 270

18 589

17 395

83 254

-1.1

-2.0

0.3

-1.0

March

46 607

18 297

17 287

82 190

-1.4

-1.6

-0.6

-1.3

April

46 016

18 269

17 086

81 371

-1.3

-0.2

-1.2

-1.0

May

45 737

18 575

16 936

81 249

-0.6

1.7

-0.9

-0.2

June

45 892

19 180

16 940

82 012

0.3

3.3

-

0.9

July

46 355

20 004

17 113

83 472

1.0

4.3

1.0

1.8

August

46 972

20 888

17 394

85 254

1.3

4.4

1.6

2.1

September

47 602

21 666

17 683

86 952

1.3

3.7

1.7

2.0

October

48 230

22 293

18 005

88 528

1.3

2.9

1.8

1.8

Seasonally Adjusted

2010

August

47 354

19 598

17 454

84 407

-0.2

-2.1

3.1

-

September

48 395

20 786

16 793

85 974

2.2

6.1

-3.8

1.9

October

47 263

20 459

16 723

84 445

-2.3

-1.6

-0.4

-1.8

November

48 128

19 996

16 713

84 837

1.8

-2.3

-0.1

0.5

December

50 954

17 982

17 274

86 210

5.9

-10.1

3.4

1.6

2011

January

47 794

18 568

16 978

83 340

-6.2

3.3

-1.7

-3.3

February

46 910

19 356

17 610

83 875

-1.8

4.2

3.7

0.6

March

47 365

21 333

18 378

87 075

1.0

10.2

4.4

3.8

April

47 057

19 102

17 118

83 278

-0.6

-10.5

-6.9

-4.4

May

43 659

16 913

16 254

76 826

-7.2

-11.5

-5.0

-7.7

June

44 917

17 209

15 877

78 004

2.9

1.7

-2.3

1.5

July

46 983

20 837

17 513

85 332

4.6

21.1

10.3

9.4

August

47 715

22 932

17 744

88 390

1.6

10.1

1.3

3.6

September

47 370

21 671

18 147

87 187

-0.7

-5.5

2.3

-1.4

October

48 813

21 566

17 803

88 182

3.0

-0.5

-1.9

1.1

Original

2010

August

46 504

18 515

17 103

82 122

-2.3

-2.7

8.6

-0.3

September

48 763

19 684

16 607

85 054

4.9

6.3

-2.9

3.6

October

45 268

19 348

16 309

80 925

-7.2

-1.7

-1.8

-4.9

November

49 405

20 806

17 131

87 342

9.1

7.5

5.0

7.9

December

51 039

18 555

16 993

86 587

3.3

-10.8

-0.8

-0.9

2011

January

43 539

17 032

13 013

73 584

-14.7

-8.2

-23.4

-15.0

February

45 455

18 916

16 525

80 896

4.4

11.1

27.0

9.9

March

50 228

23 066

20 690

93 984

10.5

21.9

25.2

16.2

April

41 565

17 054

15 595

74 214

-17.2

-26.1

-24.6

-21.0

May

r42 577

17 121

17 703

r77 401

2.4

0.4

13.5

4.3

June

54 322

21 518

20 317

96 157

27.6

25.7

14.8

24.2

July

45 701

19 383

15 907

80 991

-15.9

-9.9

-21.7

-15.8

August

48 423

22 111

17 548

88 082

6.0

14.1

10.3

8.8

September

47 700

20 778

18 341

86 819

-1.5

-6.0

4.5

-1.4

October

47 536

20 400

17 260

85 196

-0.3

-1.8

-5.9

-1.9

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

r revised

New motor vehicle sales by state/territory of registration

NSW

Vic.

Qld

SA

WA

Tas.(a)

NT(a)

ACT(a)

Aust.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

no.

Trend

2010

August

26 265

23 197

17 117

5 500

9 697

1 545

865

1 388

85 574

September

26 149

22 988

16 966

5 432

9 654

1 561

851

1 367

84 968

October

26 069

22 930

16 832

5 393

9 563

1 581

834

1 349

84 550

November

26 064

23 014

16 790

5 384

9 463

1 589

819

1 339

84 462

December

26 081

23 101

16 829

5 369

9 379

1 575

810

1 333

84 477

2011

January

26 002

22 981

16 877

5 307

9 299

1 533

807

1 322

84 128

February

25 772

22 593

16 906

5 200

9 200

1 470

807

1 305

83 254

March

25 489

22 081

16 942

5 092

9 086

1 410

805

1 286

82 190

April

25 261

21 644

16 994

5 036

8 994

1 372

802

1 269

81 371

May

25 233

21 477

17 093

5 063

8 952

1 364

803

1 263

81 249

June

25 471

21 646

17 278

5 172

8 971

1 386

813

1 275

82 012

July

25 924

22 074

17 568

5 319

9 033

1 420

831

1 302

83 472

August

26 481

22 584

17 965

5 459

9 119

1 456

857

1 333

85 254

September

27 021

23 052

18 372

5 569

9 202

1 488

885

1 362

86 952

October

27 545

23 462

18 769

5 651

9 280

1 517

915

1 390

88 528

Seasonally Adjusted

2010

August

26 211

22 905

16 652

5 393

9 578

1 433

852

1 382

84 407

September

26 379

22 869

17 505

5 536

9 773

1 660

857

1 394

85 974

October

25 973

23 073

17 013

5 283

9 385

1 541

817

1 361

84 445

November

26 179

22 802

17 124

5 385

9 616

1 624

837

1 272

84 837

December

28 072

22 999

16 664

5 398

9 302

1 651

794

1 330

86 210

2011

January

25 987

23 266

15 687

5 335

9 251

1 512

949

1 354

83 340

February

25 614

23 065

17 222

5 342

9 127

1 426

753

1 326

83 875

March

27 173

23 306

18 566

5 148

9 267

1 442

856

1 316

87 075

April

25 688

22 246

17 620

5 052

9 188

1 385

822

1 277

83 278

May

24 313

19 482

16 304

4 611

8 822

1 310

806

1 177

76 826

June

24 072

20 923

16 162

5 022

8 532

1 291

777

1 226

78 004

July

26 350

22 777

17 917

5 662

8 998

1 440

812

1 377

85 332

August

27 546

23 548

18 506

5 552

9 497

1 588

817

1 336

88 390

September

26 861

22 996

18 496

5 740

9 320

1 453

959

1 362

87 187

October

27 707

23 256

18 875

5 374

9 139

1 502

931

1 398

88 182

Original

2010

August

25 287

22 312

15 966

5 233

9 753

1 407

819

1 345

82 122

September

26 079

22 511

16 939

5 548

10 121

1 715

785

1 356

85 054

October

24 451

22 847

15 904

4 974

9 244

1 477

717

1 311

80 925

November

27 422

23 491

17 025

5 651

9 738

1 902

809

1 304

87 342

December

27 195

23 873

16 422

5 636

9 238

2 181

714

1 328

86 587

2011

January

23 560

20 323

13 300

4 792

8 289

1 309

772

1 239

73 584

February

25 048

22 446

16 283

5 128

8 686

1 273

680

1 352

80 896

March

29 750

24 808

20 395

5 360

9 718

1 520

995

1 438

93 984

April

22 570

19 535

16 403

4 467

8 101

1 124

862

1 152

74 214

May

24 470

r19 570

16 519

4 782

8 703

1 268

942

1 147

r77 401

June

29 685

25 091

21 062

6 057

10 424

1 443

985

1 410

96 157

July

24 893

21 743

17 341

5 255

8 433

1 196

800

1 330

80 991

August

27 274

23 436

18 298

5 446

9 903

1 581

802

1 342

88 082

September

26 661

22 845

18 040

5 853

9 731

1 494

881

1 314

86 819

October

26 608

22 996

17 972

5 041

8 974

1 439

808

1 358

85 196

r revised

(a) Seasonally adjusted numbers of new motor vehicle sales in Tasmania, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory should be used with caution. For more information, see paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.

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